Question 1

Why did the U.S. promote assimilation?

Accepted Answer

They thought it was “helping” Natives but it was about power and land

Question 2

What did the Dawes Act of 1887 do?

Accepted Answer

Broke up tribal lands into family plots

Question 3

What was the main goal of assimilation?

Accepted Answer

To erase Native culture and replace it with U.S. culture

Question 4

How much Native land was lost due to the Dawes Act?

Accepted Answer

90 million acres

Question 5

What was the purpose of Indian Boarding Schools?

Accepted Answer

To erase Native culture and Americanize children

Question 6

Which of the following was NOT part of assimilation?

Accepted Answer

Expanding tribal governments

Question 7

What long-term impact did assimilation have?

Accepted Answer

Generations of poverty and loss of culture

Question 8

How did some Native Americans resist assimilation?

Accepted Answer

Secretly passed on culture to children

Question 9

What shift defined the rise of industry?

Accepted Answer

Farms to factories

Question 10

Which factor was NOT a reason industry grew?

Accepted Answer

Strict government regulation

Question 11

What was laissez-faire economics?

Accepted Answer

Little to no government regulation

Question 12

What was the Sherman Antitrust Act meant to stop?

Accepted Answer

Monopolies

Question 13

What was a result of industrialization?

Accepted Answer

More jobs, but harsh conditions

Question 14

What was a “push factor” for immigrants?

Accepted Answer

Poverty and war

Question 15

What was a “pull factor” for immigrants?

Accepted Answer

Jobs and freedom

Question 16

Where did most immigrants from Europe enter?

Accepted Answer

Ellis Island

Question 17

Which law banned Chinese immigrants?

Accepted Answer

Chinese Exclusion Act

Question 18

What problem did cities face during urbanization?

Accepted Answer

Overcrowding and disease

Question 19

What is nativism?

Accepted Answer

Favoring native-born Americans

Question 20

What was a major impact of immigration?

Accepted Answer

More cultural diversity and overcrowding

Question 21

What was Ellis Island known for?

Accepted Answer

Fast and friendly processing

Question 22

What was Angel Island known for?

Accepted Answer

Harsh, long detentions

Question 23

Why were Ellis and Angel Island experiences different?

Accepted Answer

Race and origin

Question 24

What was the first race-based immigration law?

Accepted Answer

Chinese Exclusion Act

Question 25

What did nativists fear?

Accepted Answer

Immigrants would take jobs and change culture

Question 26

What was the Social Gospel Movement?

Accepted Answer

A belief Christians should help the poor

Question 27

What was a settlement house?

Accepted Answer

A center helping immigrants with jobs and childcare

Question 28

What did YMCA and Salvation Army provide

Accepted Answer

Food, clothing, and shelter

Question 29

What were political machines known for?

Accepted Answer

Helping immigrants but being corrupt

Question 30

Why was the Populist Party formed?

Accepted Answer

Farmers were angry at Republicans & Democrats

Question 31

What did the Populist platform call for?

Accepted Answer

Unlimited silver, gov. railroads, income tax

Question 32

Who was the Populist candidate in 1892

Accepted Answer

James B. Weaver

Question 33

Who gave the “Cross of Gold” speech?

Accepted Answer

William Jennings Bryan

Question 34

What happened to the Populist Party after 1896?

Accepted Answer

It collapsed but many ideas became law later

Question 35

What was the Supreme Court’s ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)?

Accepted Answer

“Separate but equal” was legal

Question 36

What effect did Plessy v. Ferguson have on Black communities?

Accepted Answer

It encouraged more segregation laws and unequal facilities

Question 37

Why is Plessy v. Ferguson considered a turning point?

Accepted Answer

It legally allowed segregation for decades

Question 38

What were Jim Crow laws designed to do?

Accepted Answer

Enforce racial segregation in public places

Question 39

Which statement best explains the difference between Black Codes and Jim Crow laws?

Accepted Answer

Black Codes came right after the Civil War to limit freedmen’s rights, whil

Question 40

What were the Black Codes passed after the Civil War designed to do?

Accepted Answer

Control the lives of freed African Americans and limit their freedoms

US History Quiz (40 multiple choice trivia questions & answers)

2) What did the Dawes Act of 1887 do?

3) What was the main goal of assimilation?

4) How much Native land was lost due to the Dawes Act?

5) What was the purpose of Indian Boarding Schools?

6) Which of the following was NOT part of assimilation?

7) What long-term impact did assimilation have?

8) How did some Native Americans resist assimilation?

9) What shift defined the rise of industry?

10) Which factor was NOT a reason industry grew?

11) What was laissez-faire economics?

12) What was the Sherman Antitrust Act meant to stop?

13) What was a result of industrialization?

14) What was a “push factor” for immigrants?

15) What was a “pull factor” for immigrants?

16) Where did most immigrants from Europe enter?

17) Which law banned Chinese immigrants?

18) What problem did cities face during urbanization?

19) What is nativism?

20) What was a major impact of immigration?

21) What was Ellis Island known for?

22) What was Angel Island known for?

23) Why were Ellis and Angel Island experiences different?

24) What was the first race-based immigration law?

25) What did nativists fear?

26) What was the Social Gospel Movement?

27) What was a settlement house?

28) What did YMCA and Salvation Army provide

29) What were political machines known for?

30) Why was the Populist Party formed?

31) What did the Populist platform call for?

32) Who was the Populist candidate in 1892

33) Who gave the “Cross of Gold” speech?

34) What happened to the Populist Party after 1896?

35) What was the Supreme Court’s ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)?

36) What effect did Plessy v. Ferguson have on Black communities?

37) Why is Plessy v. Ferguson considered a turning point?

38) What were Jim Crow laws designed to do?

39) Which statement best explains the difference between Black Codes and Jim Crow laws?

40) What were the Black Codes passed after the Civil War designed to do?